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Keep warm with a legendary “hippie waffle”

Food lover and former KCRW DJ "Jack The Hippie" once had the perfect waffle: a homemade creation of his friends up in Seattle. Jack and producer Gideon Brower went on an LA waffle odyssey to see if any of the city's offerings could compare to the memory of the Green-Sherman waffle. Try the recipe for yourself!

Contributor Gideon Brower describes his friend Jack as an “old-school hippie.” He’s also something of an unlikely food critic. Good Food listeners might remember the duo’s amusing quest last year to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie in Los Angeles. This time they devoted a full day to canvas the city in search of LA’s best waffle. The rule was that every waffle would be stacked up against something called the “Green-Sherman” waffle. The Green-Sherman is a creation of Jack’s friends in Seattle, and he calls it a legendary “hippie waffle.”

But he is open to trying LA’s waffle offerings. According to Jack, a waffle must have the following characteristics:
-Beautiful, dark color
-Tangy, hoppy flavor
-Light, not too dessert-ish
-Crispy edges
-Cooked through
-Hot

During their waffle tour, the duo stopped at The Waffle on Sunset Boulevard, Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles on North Gower, The Shaky Alibi near The Grove, IHOP, Hayden in Culver City, Bru’s Wiffle in Santa Monica, Poppy & Rose in the Los Angeles Flower Market, and finally G&B Market in Grand Central Market. Spoiler alert: Nothing could compare to the memory of Jack’s last Green-Sherman waffle.